WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1988
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INAPPROPRIATE TO COMMENT AT THIS STAGE
* * *
WHILST SEVERAL ELECTION PETITIONS ARE
CHIEF
TODAY
BEFORE THE COURTS, IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO COMMENT ON THE ISSUES INVOLVED, THE SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY).
SIR DAVID
WAS REPLYING
ΤΟ A
QUESTION
BY
THE
HON
CHEUNG
YAN-LUNG.
MR CHEUNG HAD
ASKED
WHETHER
THE
GOVERNMENT
WOULD
CONSIDER ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE REVIEWING RELEVANT PROVISIONS IN THE
HOLDING IN THE LIGHT OF A RECENT HIGH COURT RULING IN RELATION TO THE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC OFFICE BY A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.
THE AND IS OR
"THE RULING REFERRED TO BY MR CHEUNG IS TO THE EFFECT THAT HOLDER OF A JUDICIAL OFFICE IS THE HOLDER OF A PUBLIC OFFICE, THEREFORE DISQUALIFIED UNDER THE LAW FROM STANDING FOR A BEING ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF A DISTRICT BOARD,
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ELECTION SIR DAVID SAID.
WITH AND OF
THE
THE
CONSISTENT THIS
WAS EXPLAINED THAT
RULING HE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY THAT MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE SHOULD NOT SEEK POLITICAL OFFICE THROUGH ELECTION.
"THIS POLICY IS AIMED AT AVOIDING ENSURING THE SEPARATION OF ROLES OF AND THE EXECUTIVE," HE ADDED.
CONFLICTS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
INTEREST
AND
THE
JUDICIARY
VISA APPLICATIONS PROCESSED IN 2 TO 3 WEEKS
THE AVERAGE
TIME
TAKEN
BY THE TAIWAN SECURITY
IMMIGRATION VISITORS 15
THE
DEPARTMENT
ABOUT HON GEOFFREY
PROCESS THE VISA APPLICATIONS OF THREE WEEKS, THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ΤΟ
TWO 10
BARNES,
"IT IS NOT LONGER THAN THAT FOR
MR BARNES ADDED IN TAM YTU-CHUNG.
VISITORS FROM OTHER
FROM A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION
AREAS
TOR
HON
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